5 Reasons Your To-Do List Is Making You Less Productive

It’s possible to have a to-do list that energizes you, helps you prioritize your day, and motivates you to keep moving forward, even after those inevitable distractions or setbacks. Yet, so many people who write out lists find themselves unable to check everything off by 5 PM.
And that’s mostly because they’re not making their lists correctly. In fact, many people are habitually killing their own productivity.

6 Things You Don't Owe Your Oga

 

When you don't have good boundaries between your work and personal lives, your health and performance suffer. 

The typical workday is long enough as it is, and technology is making it even longer. When you do finally get home from a full day at the office, your mobile phone rings off the hook, and emails drop into your inbox from people who expect immediate responses.

25 Little Ways to Get Closer to Your Dream Career

Changing careers is a big, scary feat.
Scratch that. A huge, terrifying feat. When your dream job has pretty much nothing to do with what you’ve been working toward your entire career—bridging that gap can feel overwhelming.

5 Fast Ways to Make Yourself More Hireable This Month

 

Why isn’t your job search working?

You’re sending out resume after resume for positions you think you’re perfectly qualified for. You’re even taking the time to tailor each one and craft memorable cover letters—but still, you’re hearing nothing back.

The Mental Trick You Can Use to Get Through Any Stressful Situation

Maybe you’ve scored that prized interview you’ve been after for some time, or maybe your CEO chose you to deliver a presentation, or maybe you have a big networking event—whatever the case, you’re obviously excited, but you’re also really nervous.

17 Super Positive Quotes That Will Inspire You to Be Exceptional

Sometimes we just need to take a step back from whatever it is we're doing, and inspire ourselves to try again until we achieve our goal.

How to Send Emails That People Won't Dread Receiving (It's Easier Than You Think)

Email has simultaneously revolutionized our professional lives and made them a full-on headache.
On the revolutionary side, the ability to send people timely messages—and get them right in front of their faces at all hours—is quite wonderful. We can reach out to others without interrupting their

10 Signs You're Going to Be Successful—No Matter Where You End Up

A recent international study surveyed more than 500 business leaders and asked them what sets great employees apart. The researchers wanted to know why some people are more successful than others at work, and the answers were surprising: Leaders chose “personality” as the leading reason.

The Big Secret to Getting More Done Is to Do Less—Seriously

When we talk about productivity, we always talk about the “getting it done” side of things. We talk about to-do lists and “productivity hacks” and how to sacrifice sleep for the betterment of the project.

The Super Simple Trick That Made My Mornings Way More Productive

I excel at getting distracted. Or, more accurately, I excel at turning, “Let me just check what the weather’s going to be this morning” into a 45-minute deep dive into old photos on my phone, followed by giving into the urge to clean out my inbox, followed by a top-to-bottom Instagram scroll.